Social Work

Department of Sociology and Social Work

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As a Social Work major, your required coursework will include classes like:

Introduction to social work and social welfare

Contemporary social problems

Human behavior and the social environment

Human diversity and social justice

Social science research methods

Social welfare policies and programs

Accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the program prepares students to become social work professionals, ready to make a difference through their work with individuals, families, and communities. The curriculum explores the core values of the social work profession — maintaining the highest ethical standards, providing services without discrimination, and effectively adapting services to the client’s situation and demographic. Students are trained in social work’s essential methodologies — using theoretical knowledge, research findings, and communication skills effectively to provide the best type of intervention, service, and change. We hope to educate students about the various forms of discrimination and oppression, and equip graduates with strategies for advocacy in support of social and economic justice.

The MC Experience

At the Department of Sociology and Social Work at Mississippi College, we approach our discipline from a unique Christian perspective. We are dedicated to nurturing the human dignity of every individual, and fighting for the principles of equality, justice, and freedom. We encourage students to examine their own values, their relationship to their social environment, and their role in the community, from a global perspective that’s inspired by faith. The Social Work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

How You’ll Learn

Small classes mean students receive more one-on-one attention and build strong mentoring relationships with instructors, leading to better learning inside and outside the classroom.

Social work students are required to complete a 450-hour internship and the social work licensure exam before graduation. Students have interned at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Human Services, Hospice Ministries, MS State Hospital, Gateway Rescue Family Shelter, Jackson Public School System, domestic violence centers, and others.

What You’ll Do

Participate in Pi Gamma Mu, the national honor society that seeks to improve scholarship in the social studies and achieve synthesis between its various disciplines.

The Association of Student Social Workers is open to social work majors and works to encourage higher scholarship and strong professional identity.

Take part in Phi Alpha, the honor society for social workers; this organization, open to top-performing students, fosters high standards of education for social workers.

Where You’ll Go

The Sociology and Social Work Department ranks in the top 10 percent nationally in the proportion of its graduates completing doctoral degrees. Alumni currently hold faculty positions at Baylor University, Louisiana State University, Mississippi State University, TCU, the University of Miami, and Wake Forest University, among others.

Outstanding Alums

One alum is doing social work in the pediatric hospital at Baylor University. Another is the Director of a Children’s Psychiatric Treatment Unit in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. One alum is part of the social work faculty at Delta State University, while another alum is Program Director of the Social Work Program at Mississippi College.